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NCAA Tallahassee Regional: Alabama baseball vs. Troy (live updates)

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Alabama senior right-hander Charley Sullivan is shown throwing a pitch during a May 10 start against Missouri. He was scheduled to start the NCAA Tallahassee Regional opener against Troy. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

* Taylor Guilbeau set Troy down in order. In 5 2/3 innings, Guilbeau has held the Trojans scoreless on two hits.

* Nate Hill allowed a one-out walk to pinch-hitter Cory Blanchard and a two-out walk to Kenny Roberts. Tanner Hicks came in to replace Hill on the mound. Representing the tying run for the second time in the past three innings, Georgie Salem flew out to center field to end the game.8th inning: Troy 5, Alabama 2

* Guilbeau allowed a two-out walk but nothing more.

* Mikey White drew a two out walk but was stranded when Nate Hill struck out Austen Smith.

7th inning: Troy 5, Alabama 2

* Troy's Tyler Vaughn singled with one out but was erased by a double play. Taylor Guilbeau has held the Trojans scoreless on two hits in 3 2/3 innings.

* Alabama's Austen Smith led off the bottom of the inning with a home run down the left-field line. It was his team-leading seventh home run of the season and the team's first home run since May 16. Brett Booth followed with a single and Kenny Roberts drew a two-out walk. Nate Hill replaced McCain on the mound and struck out Georgie Salem.

* McCain gave up a two-out single by Chance Vincent but nothing more.4th inning: Troy 5, Alabama 1

* Trae Santos hit his 17th home run of the season, a three-run shot, to put the Trojans ahead. Ali Knowles added to the lead with a two-run, one out single. Santos drove a low, outside pitch to the opposite field in left field. It came after a leadoff double off the screen in center field by Logan Pierce and a walk to Danny Collins. Josh McDorman singled to right field and Justin Hancock reached on an error by Alabama shortstop Mikey White. After a sacrifice but by Garrett Pitts advanced the runners, Knowles drove them in. Sullivan then was replaced by Taylor Guilbeau after giving up a single to Brandon Brown, Troy's fifth hit of the inning. Guilbeau got out of the inning without further damage.

* McCain set the Tide down in order. It was his third 1-2-3 inning out of four innings.

3rd inning: Alabama 1, Troy 0

* Sullivan sets the Trojans down in order for the second time in three innings, with the help of some good defense. Left fielder Andrew Miller made a diving catch of a sinking line drive by Al Knowles for the first out. For the third out, Mikey White went deep into the hole at shortstop to field a ground ball by Tyler Vaughn. Austen Smith came up with a low throw.

* The Tide takes the lead on a one-out sacrifice fly by Kenny Roberts. That scored Brett Booth, who led off the inning with a ground single to left field, just under the glove of Troy shortstop Tyler Vaughn. Booth went all the way to third on a drag bunt for a single by Andrew Miller.

2nd inning: Alabama 0, Troy 0

* Troy's
Josh McDorman singled to left field with one out for the first hit of
the game. Justin Hancock then drew a walk, but Garrett Pitts grounded
into a double play. Kyle Overstreet fielded the grounder, stepped on
second and threw to first for the Tide's 77th double play of the season.
That ranks third in the nation.